There is hardly any strategy that can be applied to slots. You will probably, of course, encounter someone who claims to have developed thefool-proof' slots strategy system but please, ignore such advice. The outcome of slots is accidental. The slots don’t have memory, that’s why it is not wise to try to outwit them. The strategy can be represented only by a number of tips. Try to play slot machines that have the highest payout. Try to find something above 95%. Like other casino games it is very important to know the odds and probabilities of the game you are playing, the same thing with slots. There is a payout table for each slot, so make sure you read it before inserting coins. Before playing decide how much you can spend this day. If you are more likely to exceed this limit you’d better give up the game. You will not be a winner every time you play. The machine will not feel bad if you spend a lot of money and don't get anything back. If you think that the machine you are playing will hardly pay anything out you’d better stop playing it. Don’t be afraid of making higher bets if you are on a lucky streak with this very machine. When you're slumping, bet less. Find a machine that suits your bank-roll. Look for a dollar machine, and have some fun. Before leaving the casino don’t forget to cash out the credits. It may seem strange but some gamblers forget to do it. Play the slots you know well.

There are a lot of myths and superstitions about slots.
You can spot a winning slot machine.
The only way one can say that theslot machine is a winning one is only to catch this moment, when the machine pays out. RNG is the main element of every slot machine and one never knows what combination it will form.
Casinos place loose slots near the cashier, aisle ways, etc.
In reality it is not to casino’s advantage to place loose slots at one and the same place, because in this case gamblers would play only these slots. The slots are mixed and nobody can say for sure whether this slot is a loose one or not.
Count the number of symbols on the reels to determine your odds.
This is mathematically impossible, remember the RNG (random number generator) determines the stops. Thereare literally millions of combinations on a 3 reel slot machine, so there is no way of determining odds by the symbols on the reels alone.
Casinos can tighten or loosen slot machines from the back office.
In order to change how a slot willpay out is by changing the computer chip. No casino can just flip a switch.
A slot machine that has not been paying is due to hit.
It is not so. With every game the chances of winning are the same.
Pulling the slot machine handle produces more wins than pressing the spin button and visa versa.
It is also a mistake. These things are only mechanisms for beginning the game. The machine knows whether you win or lose before the symbols begin to stop.
Playing with hot coins improves your chances.
It is false. Nothing can affect the outcome, the machine doesn’t care and doesn’t know whether your coins are cold or hot.
Casinos set slot machines to payback more on the weekends.
One more rude mistake. The chances and odds are always the same. It doesn’t matter when you play.

Like any casino game slots have their own rules of etiquette. Even though playing the slots is primarily a solo activity, there are definite do's and don'ts when it comes to playing the slots. The first piece of slot machine etiquette is to determine deal or not to deal with particular slot machine. Imagine you leave the slot and go to the bar or to the restroom and you want to come back in a few minute and continue playing. How can you let other people know that the slot machine is in play? To do it you have to hang a coin cup over the handle of the slot machine. Placing the coin cup on the seat has the same meaning. Instead of the coin cup you can leave something of your belongings. For example, a jacket or a coat. But it will work in casinos where the cashless system is used. If you see any of these signals at a particular machine, be sure to respect the signal and move on to a free machine. If you find a card left by the previous player the second etiquette rule has to be applied. This is an extremely common occurrence, and just about every slot player has either found an abandoned card, left a card in a machine, or both. If you face a situation like this you have to put the card on the top of the slot machine where it can be easily seen and found. Now smoking is allowed in most of the casinos. So if you smoke respect other players and place the ashtray as far from other players as possible. Tipping is another difficult issue for many slot players, and many people are unsure how much to tip the attendant that brings the winnings. In the case of a jackpot tip him with 0,5% of your jackpot.

It is true that slots are designed to be honest and not to deceive a player. But there are some manufactures that design the slots in such a way that they can deceive players.
In the old days, slot machines worked mechanically, with independent wheels spinning until they each stopped randomly. Today’s slot machines are light years away from those lumbering machines of old. These machines contain computer chips that are programmed to select numbers randomly. The numbers the computer selects correspond to the symbols that appear on the slot machine’s screen. The computer code that generates the random numbers is responsible for whether the machine is “loose” or “tight,” so gaming inspectors look at the machine’s code to make sure that a slot machine doesn’t cheat. There is a legal rate according to which the machine has to pay out. Of course it can pay lower, which happen very seldom.
Because slot machines don’t pay off with every spin, it’s difficult for customers to tell whether a slot machine’s chip has been programmed to pay off less often than is legally required. The machines have to be examined before people begin to play them. Of course it is very difficult to examine every single machine, that’s why inspectors examine only brands. In the case of the approval of the brand the manufactures can produce the slot machines, even change them if it doesn’t go out legal bounds. Using their right to produce slot machines they insert different chips, which makes the machine pay less.
In one of the casinos the chip was programmed in such a way that royal flushes would never come out. Similarly, Universal Distributing Company was caught programming machines to show a “near miss” of a jackpot. The effect was two-fold: the machine didn’t pay off, and customers continued to play the machine, thinking that they were very close to a big jackpot. Don’t keep silent if you come across such slot machine. Inspectors will respond by pulling the slot machine’s chip and seeing if it is an approved chip. Manufacturers that cheat are fined or they can lose their license.

Meet the man who beat the slots.
It is not a secret that it is next to impossible to cheat a slot machine. But do you know that Tommy Glenn Carmichael managed to improve the payout of the machine to his benefit.
Tommy is now 53 and he can be said to have spent all his life inventing different devices to cheat slot machines. His first invention worked, but not for a long period of time as he was sentenced to prison for using it. Upon his release, he continued to work on the problem and to devise a better way to cheat the new slot machines. The principle of his next invention was following: he inserted a guitar wire in the slot machine and it made the coins release from the hopper.
Later, as slot machines became computer based, he had to invent a new tool. In some way he managed to fool the manufacture who showed him the inner construction of a slot machine. It was enough to learn everything that he wanted. His new inventions was a light want that blinded the sensor of the slot machine and as a result got winnings. He sold these wands and could earn up to ,000 a day. With all this money he bought expensive cars, houses and what not.
But good thing will end one day. While using his devise Tommy was caught by the police. He was fined, but soon came back to the same business. By this time, authorities had tapped his phone and recorded conversations with other cheats who used his device. Three years’ probation and expropriation was the punishment. He has been banned from entering any casino.